Asset Team Leader at Kimberly-Clark Corporation in neenah, Wisconsin

Job Description:

Asset Team Leader

Job Description

Provide operations team leadership and management to attain safety, quality, delivery, cost, and talent building objectives for the Adult and Feminine Care converting assets.

Key Customers:
Functional and area team members, asset teams, facility management, and staff.

Customer Expectations:

• Provide effective leadership coordination for asset teams on multiple shift operations.


• Maintain a positive work environment to promote safety, housekeeping, and human relations.


• Ensure the economic production of quality products and services.


• Ensure that assets are properly managed and maintained.


• Ensure adherence to federal, state, and local laws, corporate policies and facility policies.

Scope:
The incumbent reports to the Operations Manager. Incumbent has broad operations responsibility for three converting assets used for producing finished consumer goods. The position provides leadership for a team which typically includes members from one or two functional areas.
 

Dimensions:

• Personnel: Directly manage up to 65 hourly employees


• Payroll: $6.3 MM per year


• Operating Budget: $19.5 million

Principal Accountabilities:

• Lead the safety efforts of the operations team to prevent injuries and illnesses to NCSF employees. This leadership should visibly demonstrate in action, and not merely in word, that safety is a core value of the organization and should include: knowing and enforcing safety rules, ensuring that planned inspections are performed, auditing team members’ safe behaviors, leading accident investigations, conducting timely investigations and follow-up on corrective action items.


• Communicate managing philosophies and objectives to employees to ensure their participation in the achievement of facility and asset team objectives. Provide hourly performance feedback and document annually.


• Provide leadership in the event of a facility emergency. Assess the situation and ensure appropriate measures are being implemented to control the emergency. In crisis situations, initiate the appropriate contact with upper management.


• Address performance issues and assist in the resolution of conflict, encouraging resolution to occur at the lowest organizational level.


• Maintain high employee morale through positive motivation and leadership and strict adherence to facility norms and understandings, policies and guidelines.


• Support the training and development of employees to ensure continued plant growth, effective operation and to minimize need for direct supervision.


• Audit production and quality of operating departments on shift to ensure production of acceptable product.


• Utilizing SAP and PIPEMAP, monitor and maintain production inventories, complete month-end reconciliation, and audit department costs.


• Review departmental costs for items outside of budgeted spending.


• Work with the TALCM best practices for identifying and controlling work orders and assigning appropriate maintenance personnel.


• Facilitate scheduling of production employees, equipment operation, and material flow to ensure attainment of customer service.


• Ensure that established internal control policies, instructions, or procedures are followed as they apply to this position.


• Communicate fully with superiors, subordinates and others who have need to know. Be informative without being obtrusive or vexatious. Communicate in a way that is timely, yet prompt; complete, yet concise; candid, yet accurate; and clear, yet responsive.


• Provide leadership to ensure the organization attracts, develops, and retains the best people and fosters an environment which motivates a diverse team to fully use its capabilities in achieving desired business results.


• Responsible for reviewing and authorizing timecards bi-weekly for team members which may include reconciling data and any necessary follow-ups.  

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an ABET accredited College or University. 


• 5+ years of experience.


• Experience facilitating projects/programs in a team environment while providing team leadership.


• Strong capabilities in developing team members through coaching and feedback.


• Strong communication and presentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with LEAN Manufacturing and problem solving.


• Experience in a high-speed industrial manufacturing environment.


• Experience in a leadership/supervisory position managing hourly team members.  


• Knowledge and experience in operations at the functional level.

Kimberly-Clark and its well-known global brands are an indispensable part of life for people in more than 175 countries. Every day, 1.3 billion people - nearly a quarter of the world's population - trust K-C brands and the solutions they provide to enhance their health, hygiene, and well-being. With brands such as Kleenex, Scott, Huggies, Pull-Ups, Kotex, and Depend, Kimberly-Clark holds No.1 or No. 2 share positions in more than 80 countries. With more than 140 years of history of innovation, we believe in recruiting the best people and empowering them do their best work.  If fresh thinking and a passion to win inspire you, come Unleash Your Power at Kimberly-Clark.   

 

For Kimberly-Clark to grow and prosper, we must be an inclusive organization that applies the diverse experiences and passions of its team members to brands that make life better for people all around the world.  We actively seek to build a workforce that reflects the experiences of our consumers.  When you bring your original thinking to Kimberly-Clark, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise. We are a committed equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by law. 

The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position. 

 

This position may require a post-offer/pre-hire Physical Abilities Test (PAT) to confirm that individuals are able to perform the essential functions of the job.  

 

K-C requires that an employee have authorization to work in the country in which the role is based.  In the event an applicant does not have current work authorization, K-C will determine, in its sole discretion, whether to sponsor an individual for work authorization.  However, based on immigration requirements, not all roles are suitable for sponsorship. This position is subject to drug and alcohol testing, including pre-employment testing. 

Global VISA and Relocation Specifications:

K-C will support in-country relocation for the chosen candidate for the role, including assistance to obtain proper work authorization. The benefits provided will be per the terms of K-C’s applicable mobility policies. The benefits/policy provided will decided in K-C’s sole discretion.

Primary Location

USA-WI-Neenah

Additional Locations

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time

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